Original title: Yesterday, the countdown to the Paris Olympics was 30 days, and Chinese athletes stepped up their preparations (lead)
The six dream teams maintain their advantages and sprint forward with all their strength (theme)
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Song Xiang
Yesterday, 30 days before the countdown to the Paris Olympics, Chinese athletes are stepping up their preparations, making up for their shortcomings, adjusting their status, and making the final sprint for the Paris Olympics. So far, the Chinese team has qualified for about 220 Olympic events, and they will go all out to strive for good results in the Paris Olympics.
As we all know, shooting, gymnastics, weightlifting, table tennis, badminton and diving are known as the six dream teams of Chinese sports. These teams have achieved brilliant results in previous Olympic Games. In the Paris Olympics, the players of these events will also undertake the important task of winning gold medals, laying a solid foundation for the Chinese sports delegation to strive for good results.
shooting
Young players born in the 2000s take the lead
Three years ago in the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese shooting team won 4 golds, 1 silver and 6 bronze medals. More importantly, the Chinese shooting team has gradually completed the transition from old to new, with more post-00s taking center stage. Entering the Paris Olympic cycle, the youth storm of the Chinese shooting team is getting stronger and stronger. Most of the players participating in the Paris Olympics are post-00s. At the same time, although many of these young players are participating in the Olympics for the first time, their strength is already at the world’s top level.
The Chinese shooting team participated in two World Cup races before the Paris Olympics, and they ranked first in the medal table and gold medal table. Among them, key players such as Sheng Lihao and Liu Yukun broke the world record in the final. The Chinese shooting team is currently undergoing the final closed training in Beijing, and they are looking forward to starting the Paris Olympics with the best condition and level. The Chinese shooting team is expected to achieve good results in men’s and women’s air rifles, air rifle mixed teams, women’s air pistols, air pistol mixed teams, and men’s rifle three-position events. According to the plan, the Chinese shooting team will go to Paris in batches in mid-to-late July.
Gymnastics
Qiu Qiyuan becomes the leader of the women’s team
The Chinese gymnastics team also achieved outstanding results in the last Tokyo Olympics, winning 3 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronzes. Entering the Paris Olympic cycle, the Chinese gymnastics team continues to maintain strong strength in traditional advantage events and is expected to continue the good momentum of the Tokyo Olympics. In the past three years, the lineup of the Chinese men’s gymnastics team has not changed much, but with the growth of all-around athlete Zhang Boheng and the inability of the Russian gymnastics team to participate in the Paris Olympics (the winner of the men’s team championship in the last Olympics), the Chinese men’s team sees a greater possibility of winning gold in team events. At the Paris Olympics, in the men’s team event, which is the most valued by the Chinese gymnastics team, the Chinese men’s team is expected to reach the top again after 12 years. At the same time, the men’s team also has enough strength to defend the parallel bars and rings events, and the all-around event is expected to achieve a greater breakthrough.
The Chinese women’s gymnastics team has undergone a major change in its lineup. With the growth of the new leader Qiu Qiyuan, the women’s team has seen hope of returning to the top three in the Paris Olympics. In individual events, balance beam and uneven bars are still the key events for the women’s team to win gold medals. Qiu Qiyuan and Zhou Yaqin are the key players in these two events, and they have the strength to win gold medals. In the last Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese women’s team won the gold medal on the balance beam. In the Paris Olympics, they also look forward to winning at least one gold medal.
The Chinese gymnastics team plans to travel to France in mid-to-late July. They will first go to a local training camp to adjust to the jet lag and climate before entering the Olympic Village.
weightlifting
Full participation in six events
The Chinese weightlifting team won 7 gold medals and 1 silver medal in the last Tokyo Olympics. Entering the Paris Olympic cycle, due to the adjustment of the level and number of participants, the Chinese weightlifting team will compete in six full events in the Paris Olympics. According to the results of the competitions in the past three years and the strength of the opponents, the Chinese weightlifting team has absolute gold medal strength in the men’s 61 kg class (Li Fabin), 102 kg class (Liu Huanhua); women’s 49 kg class (Hou Zhihui), 59 kg class (Luo Shifang), and over 81 kg class (Li Wenwen). As long as the participating athletes perform normally, they will be the strongest competitors for the gold medal.
For the Chinese weightlifting team, the men’s 73kg class is a bit uncertain. Shi Zhiyong, an athlete in this class, was affected by injuries before, and his training was not systematic enough, so his performance in the competition was far worse than his heyday. In this year’s Weightlifting World Cup, Shi Zhiyong won the runner-up in the total score, 9 kg behind the champion. However, Shi Zhiyong’s condition has recovered in recent months. He said: “I hope to achieve the best results in the Paris Olympics and realize my wish of winning gold medals in three Olympic Games.”
pingpong
Expect Paris to win all the championships
The Chinese table tennis team won four championships in all five events at the last Tokyo Olympics, and they are looking forward to winning all the championships at the Paris Olympics. The Chinese table tennis team is currently undergoing a closed training camp in Chengdu, and they hope to further consolidate their advantages, make up for their shortcomings, and reach the best competitive state before the competition in this month.
In addition to daily hard training and preparation, many Olympic champions such as Zhang Yining, Deng Yaping, Wang Nan and others came to the training base to exchange preparation experiences with the current national players and cheer them on. Deng Yaping said that it is not only necessary to “carefully study the opponent” but also to have the courage to “beat yourself”. Grand Slam winner Wang Nan shared her years of preparation experience and experience with the current national players to help them better complete the final sprint before the Olympics.
Let go of your burdens and treat the game with a normal attitude
The goal of the Chinese badminton team in the Paris Olympics is to strive for gold medals in all five events. Currently, the Chinese badminton team is making the final preparations at the Sichuan Shuangliu Badminton Training Base. Zhang Jun, chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association, said, “Everything is going well, and the preparations are going on in an orderly manner. The injuries of the players are also well controlled. For each participating player, the coaching staff has a planned procedure and then executes it according to the plan.” At the same time, Zhang Jun hopes that the players can unload their burdens and treat the game with a normal mind.
diving
The men’s 10-meter platform singles title defense is the most difficult
The Chinese diving team won gold medals in seven of the eight events at the last Tokyo Olympics. Their goal for this Paris Olympics is to strive for the best results and strive to achieve eight gold medals. Among these eight events, the men’s 10-meter platform individual event is the most difficult to defend. But whether it is Cao Yuan, a veteran who has participated in the Olympics three times before, or Yang Hao, who is about to participate in the Olympics for the first time, they are ready to perform at their level in the Paris Olympics and strive for the best results. The Chinese diving team is currently in the final stage of preparation in Beijing. The team members are further polishing their technical movements and improving the quality of the whole set. At the same time, the team will also conduct internal simulation tests to gradually increase the excitement of the team members in the competition.
Emerging Projects
Youth companionship is expected to usher in a breakthrough
Surfing, breakdancing and speed climbing will be new events in the Paris Olympics. In the past three years, the Chinese team has made varying degrees of progress and improvement in these events, and they have also obtained the qualifications to participate in these three events. At the same time, for events that have been established in the last Tokyo Olympics, including freestyle BMX and skateboarding, the Chinese team looks forward to achieving breakthrough results in the Paris Olympics.
In the surfing event, 15-year-old Chinese surfer Yang Siqi qualified for the Paris Olympics through this year’s World Surfing Games, which is undoubtedly a historic breakthrough for the Chinese surfing team. There is no clear ranking requirement for Yang Siqi’s performance in the Paris Olympics, because her ability to stand on the field of the Paris Olympics is a victory in itself.
In the skateboarding event, the Chinese skateboarding team has obtained three women’s street events (Zeng Wenhui, Cui Chenxi, Zhu Yuanling) and one women’s bowl event (Zheng Haohao) through the two Olympic qualification series this year. Three years ago in the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese skateboarding team only had Zeng Wenhui in the women’s street event, but in the Paris Olympics they achieved full participation in the event, which is undoubtedly a significant breakthrough. Although the strength of these three players is still a certain distance from the championship, it will be a great result if they can stand on the podium.
In the women’s bowl pool event, Zheng Haohao, who is not even 12 years old, will become the youngest competitor in the Chinese sports delegation. She qualified for the Paris Olympics at the last minute. For Zheng Haohao, this Olympic journey is more of an experience and feeling.
In the break dance event, the Chinese break dance team has obtained two women’s and one men’s qualifications. Among them, Liu Qingyi, the first member of the Chinese break dance team, has already qualified for the Paris Olympics after winning the Asian Games last year, and Zeng Yingying qualified through the points of the two Olympic qualification series this year. Qi Xiangyu will compete in the men’s event. For the Chinese break dance team, their goal for the Paris Olympics is to strive to stand on the podium.
Speed climbing Although the rock climbing event was already established in the last Tokyo Olympics, as a new event in the Paris Olympics, speed climbing is known as the “100-meter sprint battle” in rock climbing. In this event, the Chinese team has a clear advantage. Men’s Da Peng and women’s Zhou Yafei both won the tickets to the Paris Olympics with the first place in the total score of the two stations. Previously, Wang Yunlong, the leader of the national rock climbing team, revealed in an interview that the Chinese team will go all out to win the gold medal in the speed race of the Paris Olympics.
In the last Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese team did not qualify for the freestyle BMX event, but after entering the Paris Olympic cycle, the women’s freestyle BMX event has made great progress and obtained two full quotas for the women’s freestyle BMX event. The contestants are Sun Jiaqi and Deng Yawen, who hope to stand on the Olympic podium.
Basic items
A great harvest of swimming is just around the corner
Swimming, athletics, and aquatics are the basic events. The Chinese team is most likely to win a big medal harvest in the Paris Olympics in swimming. The Chinese swimming team won 3 golds, 2 silvers, and 1 bronze in the last Tokyo Olympics. After three years of continuous progress, the Chinese swimming team is looking forward to breaking through the waves in the swimming pool in Paris and making history. At present, the Chinese swimming team is training in Shanghai. According to the plan, the team will go to a local training camp in France in July for pre-match training. They look forward to welcoming the arrival of the Paris Olympics in the best condition.
Swimming: Butterfly stroker Zhang Yufei is the most eye-catching
The most shining athlete of the Chinese swimming team in the last Tokyo Olympics was undoubtedly the female butterfly swimmer Zhang Yufei, who won 2 golds and 2 silvers. After entering the Paris Olympics, Zhang Yufei continued to maintain her strong strength in the butterfly event, and she may participate in seven events in the Paris Olympics.
In the women’s individual events, the Chinese swimming team is most likely to surprise in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke. Tang Qianting’s performance at the National Swimming Championships in April this year is still the world’s best result this year. In the women’s 100-meter breaststroke, Tang Qianting’s most important competitors are American player Lily King and Lithuanian player Melutit.
For men, the most likely winner is Pan Zhanle, the world record holder in the men’s 100m freestyle. In addition, Wang Shun is also likely to defend his title in the men’s 200m individual medley. Wang Shun’s performance at this year’s National Swimming Championships is still the best this year. Qin Haiyang has the absolute ability to win gold in the men’s 100m and 200m breaststroke events.
At the same time, the Chinese swimming team is also expected to win gold medals in relay events, with the most likely event to win gold being the mixed men’s and women’s 4×100m medley relay. At the same time, the Chinese men’s 4×100m medley relay is also expected to make a breakthrough.
Athletics: Gong Lijiao begins her fifth Olympic journey
Compared with swimming, the Chinese track and field team does not have many events that can stand on the podium. Judging from the current situation, the key events for medals are Gong Lijiao’s shot put and Feng Bin’s discus. Gong Lijiao will start her fifth Olympic Games. She has been working with the meritorious coach Dieter Clark again since this year, which has given her more confidence. Gong Lijiao said in an exclusive interview with a Beijing Youth Daily reporter: “For the Paris Olympics, I definitely want to win the championship and secure the top three.”
Canoeing: Women’s double 500m is the gold medal
In the canoeing event, the event in which the Chinese team is most likely to win gold is the women’s double canoe 500m. The combination of Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya is the champion of the Tokyo Olympics, and their advantage in winning the championship was obvious at that time. Entering the Paris Olympic cycle, this boat still maintains an undefeated record.
In the rowing event, the Chinese team won the gold medal in the women’s quadruple sculls at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago. However, in the Paris Olympic cycle, the strength of the opponents has increased rapidly and they have defeated the Chinese team. Therefore, it is very difficult for the Chinese team to successfully defend the title in this event at the Paris Olympics.
Special attention
Basketball Association announces Paris Olympics roster
The Chinese Basketball Association announced yesterday the Paris Olympics roster for the Chinese women’s basketball team and the Chinese men’s and women’s three-person basketball teams. Among them, the highly anticipated Chinese women’s basketball team has a total of 16 players, which is only one less than the 17 players in the previous training camp. According to a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, the Chinese women’s basketball team may reduce the 16-player roster to 14 before the Olympics. At the same time, the main player Li Meng’s injury has improved, but she has not yet trained with the team. When she can return to the court depends on the advice of the team doctor. In addition, there is no clear news on when Li Yueru, who is currently playing in the WNBA, will return to the Chinese women’s basketball team. The Chinese women’s basketball team will play two warm-up games with the Australian women’s basketball team in early July.
Women’s basketball (16 players)
Wang Siyu, Li Yueru, Li Meng, Li Yuan, Zhang Ru, Wu Tongtong, Luo Xinqi, Jin Weina, Tang Ziting, Tang Yu, Sun Mengran, Huang Sijing, Han Xu, Yang Liwei, Yang Shuyu, Pan Zhenqi.
Women’s 3×3 basketball (6 players)
Wan Jiyuan, Wang Lili, Zhang Zhiting, Chen Yujie, Chen Mingling, Huang Kun.
Men’s 3×3 basketball (6 players)
Zhu Yuanbo, Zhang Ning, Zhao Jiaren, Yan Peng, Guo Hanyu, and Lu Wenbo.
Co-ordination/Du Rui
2024-06-27 07:56:31
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